Florida Matters: Preventing Suicide (April 18, 2008)

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Preventing Suicide

Suicide is a leading cause of death for young people. This week on Florida Matters, we talk with a woman on the front line of suicide prevention and we meet a man whose family was forever changed when his oldest son took his own life.

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Dan Casseday - Children's Board of Hillsborough County, co-chair of suicide support group

Debra Harris - Director of 2-1-1 services at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay

Radio: Related Links

Children's Board of Hillsborough County

The LIFE Center—Tampa center providing grief counseling and support services

Child Suicide—For families dealing with the loss of a relative or friend’s suicide

Suicide Prevention Action Network

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Suicide Prevention

The National Journal—Preventing Suicide

Suicide Prevention Resource Center

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